VIDEO/PHOTOS: The driver of a fuel tanker truck was killed after, authorities said, the vehicle fell off a ramp on Interstate 595 in Davie and exploded. Florida Highway Patrol and Davie Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash near the Florida Turnpike, at around 3:45 p.m., Sunday. Investigators said the driver was heading westbound when he struck the concrete wall on the right shoulder and flipped over.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSVN-TV FOX 7 Miami

About a dozen local firefighters are about to embark on a long journey to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. “We got 42 days until 9/11,” said Batt. Chief Buck Buchanan, a retired LA County firefighter. “I’d really like to see a groundswell of patriotism come back.” Buchanan helped organize the cross country bike ride that got underway Sunday at the Santa Monica Pier and was expected to take 40 days to reach New York.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCAL-TV CBS 2 Los Angeles

PHOTOS: The rambling stone clubhouse at Elks Country Club along the Kankakee River northeast of Aroma Park was engulfed by flames on the morning of Dec. 5, 1968. Ironically, the building was destroyed less than 24 hours after serving as the site of a banquet honoring the man who had been the club’s golf pro for the preceding 20 years.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Journal - Metered Site

Firefighters doused the blaze before it tore through the rest of the building, but the damage was done. The Violet Street apartment fire late Tuesday drove 10 people — six of them children — out of house and home. A few days later, another apartment erupted in flames. This time, a few miles northward, just off Plank Road and south of Highway 190 in Baton Rouge, where firefighters again beat it back before it could spread and before it could hurt anyone.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Advocate

The term "hero"‘ is a well-worn term these days, but the final actions of Firefighter Thomas Royds seem to fit the bill. As an alleged drunk driver hurdled towards first responders at the scene of an auto accident on Interstate 76 in Lower Merion early on the morning of July 24 Royds, covering a shift at Belmont Hills Fire Co.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mainline Media News

A 35-year veteran of the Rome Volunteer Fire Department died Tuesday, July 27 in a house explosion in Jefferson County. It was just before 2 p.m. Tuesday when 911 calls started coming in about the house explosion that left pieces of the home everywhere, even stuck up in trees. Sadly, one man, Mike Revolinski, who spent decades helping others in the community, died in the blast.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2021 10:14:50 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

A plane crash in the Town of Hartford left a female flight instructor dead and another man pilot injured, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office was notified the female pilot succumbed to the injuries overnight that she sustained in the plane crash. A small plane crashed at approximately 11:20 a.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2021 4:37:50 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

A Kaukauna family is facing an estimated $40,000 worth of damages after a fire erupted in their garage on Friday night. According to the Kaukauna Fire Department, at around 9 p.m., firefighters responded to a home located in the 1900 block Augustine Street for reports of a fire. Upon arrival, crews say they discovered a detached garage filled with smoke, which was also leaking from the soffit.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2021 4:37:47 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Racine Fire Department was dispatched to a home near Yout and Charles around 7:15 p.m. for a report of black smoke coming from the second-story window. Upon arrival, crews initiated a fast attack through the front door and encountered heavy heat and smoke conditions. Flames were encountered in the first-floor kitchen area and the fire was knocked down and loss was stopped approximately 25 minutes from the initial dispatch.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2021 4:17:51 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

A crop duster helicopter struck power lines Saturday at 10:14 a.m. and crashed near Friesland in Columbia County. Initial investigation has revealed that the helicopter was crop dusting when it attempted to go under high power lines. The helicopter struck the power lines and crashed a short distance beyond.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2021 3:57:48 PM - SOURCE: Daily Citizen

A 21-year-old man was transported by helicopter to ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah after being ejected from his SUV. It happened around 9:40 p.m. on Thursday, July 29 near W. County Road A and Forest Dr. in Plymouth, Wisconsin. The Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office said the man lost control of his SUV, and his injuries are believed to be life threatening.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

VIDEO: Three Honolulu aircraft rescue firefighters are talking for the first time about their role in helping save two pilots earlier this month after engine failure caused their Boeing 737 cargo plane to crash in the ocean off Kalaeloa. On July 2, the pilot of Transair Flight 810 to Kahului alerted air traffic control it was headed back to Honolulu’s airport because of an in-flight emergency.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hawaii News Now

VIDEO: When tragedy or disasters strike, first responders rush to the scene — often putting their own lives in danger. Now there's a renewed focus in Boston to make sure that when emergency personnel head home, the traumatic images they witness on the job don't have dangerous or potentially deadly impacts on their mental well-being.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston

VIDEO: The U.S. Navy said Thursday that charges have been filed against a Navy Sailor who is accused of starting the July 2020 fire that destroyed the warship while it was docked in San Diego. According to Cmdr. Sean Robertson, U.S. 3rd Fleet spokesperson, the evidence collected during the investigation is sufficient to direct a preliminary hearing for the sailer who was a member of Bonhomme Richard’s crew at the time of the fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFMB-TV CBS/CW 8 San Diego

VIDEO: Instead of wearing shorts and swimsuits, teens are in heavy fire protection gear at a special summer camp on Long Island this week. They’re learning what it takes to become volunteer firefighters amid a national firefighter shortage, CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reported Thursday. Camp Fahrenheit 516 is named for the blazing heat campers encounter while training as the next generation of volunteer firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York

Twenty years after the devastating attacks on September 11, doctors are still uncovering the fallout from the destruction of the World Trade Center. In a new study, researchers at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York have discovered a link between the toxic dust coming from Ground Zero and liver damage. Their findings show that the earliest first responders on the scene have an even higher risk of fatty liver disease than others in the area after the terror attacks.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: StudyFinds.org

Mike Revolinski is being remembered as a “super good guy” who always wore a smile on his face. Revolinski, who perished in Tuesday’s house explosion and resulting fire in the Village of Rome, was a former chief of the Rome Fire Department who had served in that capacity for about 10 years. “He would do anything for anybody—(he was) very, very helpful,” said family spokesman Kevin Broedlow, brother-in-law to Mike and Sharon Revolinski who had resided at the home destroyed in the blast.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2021 9:59:02 PM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News - Metered Site

Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue says a candle was left burning when no one was home, causing a fire that damaged part of a house on County Rd. V Thursday afternoon. The fire department says smoke detectors alerted people nearby, who called 911. Firefighters were able to limit the fire damage to one room, while there was smoke damage to other rooms.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2021 5:18:12 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Hudson Fire Department was on the scene late afternoon July 28, 2021, after a gas leak was reported. They closed off the Second Street from Walnut Street to Coulee Road, and made certain everyone was safe. Hudson Police advised residents to avoid the area in a Facebook post. The cause of the leak was under investigation.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hudson Star Observer

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A fire that officials say started from welding sparks destroyed a house in Hurricane on Wednesday afternoon and for a time threatened Hurricane Middle School and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ seminary building. There were no injuries and by 4:58 p.m., the fire was contained.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: St. George News